# Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director Kash Patel's Personal Email

_Published Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 3:33 PM EDT · Security · Latest · Tier 1 — Major_

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Threat actors with ties to Iran successfully broke into the personal email account of Kash Patel, director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and leaked a cache of photos and other data, The Hacker News reports.

The breach also involved a separate wiper attack on Stryker, the medical device company, in a combined operation attributed to the same Iran-linked group. The attack on the FBI director's personal account underscores a persistent vulnerability in how senior government officials manage personal communications separate from official channels.

Nation-state actors targeting the private accounts of US law enforcement leadership represents an escalation in the ongoing campaign of cyber intrusions against American institutions.

## Sources

- [The Hacker News](https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/iran-linked-hackers-breach-fbi.html)

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Published: 2026-03-28T19:33:16.000Z
Story chronology: 2026-03-28T19:33:16.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-09-25T22:23:49.137Z
Publisher: Tech & Business (techandbusiness.org)